Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides a unifying structure for the activities that fall under the process typically called standard setting on tests of proficiency. Standard setting refers to the methodology used to identify performance standards on tests of proficiency. The results from standard setting studies are critical for supporting the use of many types of tests. The process is frequently applied to educational, psychological, licensure/certification, and other types of tests and examination systems. The literature on procedures for standard setting is extensive, but the methodology for standard setting has evolved in a haphazard way over many decades without a unifying theory to support the evaluation of the methods and the validation of inferences made from the standards. This book provides a framework for going beyond specific standard setting methods to gain an understanding of the goals for the methods and how to evaluate whether the goals have been achieved.
The unifying structure
Table of Contents
1. Conceptual Overview for a Theory of Standard Setting 2. A Theory of Standard Setting 3. Agency, Policy Definitions, Content Specific Definitions and Minimum Qualifications 4. The Construct and the Test Designed to Measure the Construct 5. The Kernel of the Standard Setting Process 6. Panelist Selection and Training 7. Feedback and Auxiliary Information 8. Estimating the Standard 9. Evaluating the Standard Setting Process 10. Trends in Standard Setting Design and Development
